Yuka Hasegawa was born in Kyoto, Japan, studied fine art at the School of Visual Arts, and received a scholarship to study at Aborigine Cultural History and Art Works in Australia. She then studied graphic arts via a scholarship from … Continue reading
By Deirdre Clemente, M.A., Museum Studies ’04 Historian, FIT alumna, and author of Dress Casual: How College Kids Redefined American Style, Deirdre Clemente, talks about her own journey to casual style and the role FIT plays in shaping modern American … Continue reading
The Militant Modernist A Q&A with alumnus Michael Kors, Fashion Design, a designer who needs no introduction By Alex Joseph Have you ever wished that one day you would answer the phone and hear a nicesounding lady say, “Hi, would … Continue reading
By Sibylle Pfaffenbichler, BFA Textile Design ’78 Since graduating from FIT in 1978, Professor Miriam Russo (now Miriam Enders) and I have kept in touch for what is now 35 years. We used to periodically write letters, then email, and … Continue reading
by Deirdre Clemente, M.A., Museum Studies ’04 Photograph: Warner Bros. Pictures What’s so great about Gatsby? Jay Gatsby’s name evokes images of flailing limbs and spilled champagne. His creator has been (somewhat fairly) cast as a fair-haired, Princeton party boy. What endears … Continue reading
